Just when the Pistons were starting to get into a groove, they ran into more adversity.
With Saturday’s surprising road win over the Houston Rockets, the Pistons won for the fifth time in the last seven games and notched their best win of the season.
Before the game, Andre Drummond was ruled out because of inflammation in his left eye, a residual effect from an allergy scare with avocados.
Blake Griffin, who missed the first 10 games of the season and was starting to round into form, had a setback when he left in the first half because of a knee injury and didn’t return.